Calling All Earthlings / Dinner Party

What are the ethical standards of a filmmaker portraying subcultures to which they do not belong? How does it shift if they are a member? How does the relationship between the filmmaker, subject and intended audience play out? This week we discuss all of this and sprinkle in alien stuff too, for fun, with a review of Calling All Earthlings and an interview with Laura Wexler, one of the writers behind the VR movie Dinner Party. Group Review Documentary: CALLING ALL EARTHLINGS (2018) / USA (Director / Producer: Jonathan Berman) Available to stream on Amazon, YouTube, Google Play   Film Featured in Interview Portion: DINNER PARTY (2016) / USA (Director: Angel Manuel Soto,  Writers: Charlotte Stoudt, Laura Wexler) Now playing at select film festivals   Other Books / Documentaries Mentioned: American Movie / 1999 (Director: Chris Smith) Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony / 2012 (Director: Laurent Malaquais) Did We Go / 2005 (Director: Aron Ranen)\ Hoop Dreams / 1994 (Director:Steve James) Introduction to Documentary by Bill Nichols Nanook of the North / 1922 (Director: Robert J. Flaherty) Three Identical Strangers / 2018 (Director: Tim Wardle) Twinsters / 2012 (Directors: Samantha Futerman & Ryan Miyamoto)   Timestamps: 00:45 - Intro discussion about ethics in documentary portrayals of subcultures 11:20 - Group review of CALLING ALL EARTHLINGS 23:10 - Bart, Chris & Summre interview Laura Wexler of DINNER PARTY 41:25 - Doc Talk   Hammer to Nail Links by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: Hammer to Nail review of CALLING ALL EARTHLINGS Film Festival Today coverage of Tribeca Film Festival, with capsule review of Dinner Party   Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com [email protected]   Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst)